Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man (1999)

One robot's 200 year journey to become an ordinary man.

Release:1999
Runtime:2h 11m
Country:Germany
Director:Chris Columbus
Language:English

Genre

DramaRomanceScience Fiction
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Keywords

AndroidBased On Novel Or BookfreedomHologramFuturisticRobotBased On Short StoryJourney

Bicentennial Man rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.9/10· 131K votes
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Metacritic42%
TMDb7.269/10· 4K votes

With 38% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 42/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Bicentennial Man

Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.

Cast of Bicentennial Man

  • Robin Williams

    Robin Williams

    as Andrew

  • Embeth Davidtz

    Embeth Davidtz

    as Little Miss / Portia

  • Sam Neill

    Sam Neill

    as Sir

  • Oliver Platt

    Oliver Platt

    as Rupert Burns

  • Kiersten Warren

    Kiersten Warren

    as Galatea Robotic / Human

  • Wendy Crewson

    Wendy Crewson

    as Ma'am

  • Hallie Eisenberg

    Hallie Eisenberg

    as Little Miss 7 yrs. old

  • Lindze Letherman

    Lindze Letherman

    as Miss 9 yrs. old

  • Angela Landis

    Angela Landis

    as Miss

  • John Michael Higgins

    John Michael Higgins

    as Bill Feingold

  • Bradley Whitford

    Bradley Whitford

    as Lloyd

  • I

    Igor Hiller

    as Lloyd 10 yrs. old

Bicentennial Man facts

Budget
$100M
Box office
$87.4M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Philosophical android humanity journey explores existence meaningfully
  • Romance subplot adds emotional depth across centuries
  • Century-spanning scope allows thematic maturation effectively

What the audience disliked

  • Pacing struggles with balancing centuries of narrative
  • Critical reception dismissed sentimentality despite script earnestness

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